Ordinary clear day

Chapter 151
According to the usual practice, the fourth elder brother and his party settled down in Zhenxia Pavilion, and after dinner, they would go to Linyuan Pavilion to talk with Mrs. Tong.Duanning did not come back with her mother because of the exam tomorrow, so this time, Shuning accompanied Mrs. Tong to the garden.

The fourth elder brother's appearance has matured a lot, but his attitude is still very gentle, and he can't see the appearance of the mean emperor that later generations said at all.

Seeing Shuning, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen Sister Shuning since August last year, and now she has grown into a big girl."

Shu Ning smiled slightly, saluted, then quietly retreated behind her mother.Tong Shi looked at her daughter lovingly, and said: "At first glance, she looks like a big girl, but she is actually a child." She turned to the fourth elder brother and said seriously: "Why did it come so suddenly this time? If you want to do things, There are many big temples in Beijing, but they ran to Fangshan to run them. Song Gege hasn’t recovered well yet? Why is the fourth elder brother confused?!”

After hearing this, the fourth elder brother smiled wryly and said, "Actually, it was originally planned to be held in Beijing, but Mrs. Song has repeatedly insisted on going to Yunju Temple. She and Mrs. Li both know that I will come every two or three months, but never I don't bring a female family member, probably because I want to save face. Song is my first concubine, and now I have no children, and I am going to get married again, so I will inevitably feel uncomfortable, so I will accommodate her."

Tong said: "It's good that you can be considerate of the people around you, but if you leave her outside and come to spend the night with me, will she feel better?"

The fourth elder brother smiled: "It doesn't matter. I asked the manager of the mansion to send her to the temple first. Naturally, there is a place for her to live. I excused that I had to do business and I could go tomorrow. She didn't know about me. It's already here. I don't plan to let her know about my aunt for the time being." He paused, and then said: "Master Rong Bao made great contributions in front of the imperial court yesterday, and Huang Ama asked me to deliver a decree to the Weiyuan uncle's residence. I also planned to meet my aunt and explain clearly about my coming to Fangshan, but I didn’t expect that my aunt had already set off. It’s my fault that I made my aunt go back and forth because of my little things.”

Tong Shi said: "How do you say such a thing? What's the matter? Since you are coming, how can I not take care of it myself? Why are you being polite to me?"

The fourth elder brother laughed, and the two talked about some small household matters. Tong Shi considered that he might not come again before the big marriage, so she instructed him many things very carefully, and the fourth elder brother listened to her with a smile all the time.

I don't know how long it took, Tong's mouth was dry, and he drank a sip of tea, only to find that the fourth elder brother's face was a little tired, and hurriedly said: "Are you sleepy? I was careless. You must be very tired from the journey. You should go to rest quickly." Well, we have to get up early tomorrow." Then she reminded him that there is a new blend of benzoin in the Pillow Pavilion, so that he can remember to light it before going to bed; there is a snack box on the shelf, remember to eat when you are hungry; the teapot on the table There is tea inside, if you want to drink hot, there is a small earthen stove on the first floor...

Shuning and Mrs. Tong returned to the front yard, and it was just one o'clock.Shu Ning rubbed her mother's legs, looked at the lights in the West Wing were still on, and said: "Cousin Xu Xu hasn't slept yet, let me go and talk to her."

Tong Shi nodded: "Alright, since yesterday, she has been avoiding Er Yatou, staying in the room and refusing to come out, just like a mouse seeing a cat, it feels pitiful to see it. Er Yatou is not here tonight, so she must Sleep better. After the second girl leaves the day after tomorrow, let her move into the Zhilan Courtyard. You can chat with her, and I will go and see your brother."

Shuning agreed, saluted and went to the West Wing.

Xuxu and Caier are having a good time gossiping, they seem to be in a good mood, and seeing Shuning coming, they are also very enthusiastic.Shuning chatted with her for half an hour before persuading her to fall asleep. On the way to leave, she was still sighing secretly. The child was very excited when she left Wanning. It seems that Wanning should go back to the capital as soon as possible. Bar.

The next day, Shu Ning woke up earlier than usual. After washing and washing, seeing that it was not time for breakfast, she planned to go jogging for a couple of laps at the training ground, and accidentally spotted Yue He's somewhat sneaky figure.

Wanning didn't take Yuehe with her when she went out this time, and left her to take care of Jin's mother who had a bad leg.She behaved quite honestly. According to the wife of Zhilan Courtyard, she did a full hour of sewing after nightfall and went to bed early.

Shuning called Yuehe to stop, and asked her why she was wandering in the backyard.Yuehe's eyes flickered at first, but she quickly calmed down: "Back to the third girl, the flowers in our girl's room are broken, and I'm planning to pick some flowers in the garden and replace them."

Shu Ning stared at her and said: "For this kind of thing, you can go to Chang Gui's family. She has always been in charge of the flowers in each room, so that no one doesn't know the rules and folds flowers that shouldn't be folded by mistake. .”

Yue He lowered her head and said: "I'm really embarrassed to bother your sister-in-law these days. Now I just want to pluck two ordinary flowers, so I don't dare to disturb her."

Shu Ning smiled: "It's too early now, the gate of the garden hasn't opened yet, you are too impatient, go after the hour, the flowers will be blooming well then." Yue He replied in a low voice, "Yes ", and went back to Zhilan Courtyard.

Shuning looked at her back and frowned.This girl didn't know if she became suspicious, she thought that although her family was strict, there would always be some clues left behind after ordering people to clean the Zhenxia Pavilion and preparing a sumptuous dinner, and careful people would always notice it.However, even if Yue He becomes suspicious, it is absolutely impossible to guess who lives in the garden.Everywhere in the house is guarded day and night, even if Yue He could really go to the back door, someone would stop her.If you can't enter the garden, all speculation is useless.

Thinking of this, she ignored the matter and slowly ran around the training ground.

After breakfast, Shuning dragged Xuxu to Mr. Cai's Go class.In the afternoon, I took her to make rose cakes again, and the little girl was very happy for a long time, but unfortunately, at the second quarter of Shen Shi, Xu Xu's good mood disappeared, because Wanning and Xiao Liu's mother and son came back.She avoided Wanning, who was so sinister, and just sat next to Xiao Liu and talked.

Mrs. Liu was very happy. Doctor Xu showed Xiaobao a piece of secret recipes to "strengthen the body" and "strengthen the foundation and cultivate the vitality".Shu Ning looked at the "Secret Recipe" and felt that they were all warming and tonic things, and there was nothing special about them, so she asked Tong Shi quietly.Tong Shi whispered to her again: "Don't make a sound. Your Aunt Liu is just worrying about it. Xiaobao is in good health. He just caught a cold a few days ago, but he is actually fine. The doctor probably saw it too. So come up with a recipe to coax your Aunt Liu. It doesn't cost money anyway, so you can make her happy." Shuning fell silent.

Wanning had a gloomy face from the moment she entered the door, and she didn't smile at all. When Tong Shi asked her, she just reluctantly responded.Seeing this, Tong frowned, and asked her if she was tired.Wanning was also happy to go back to her room to rest.

Mrs. Tong asked Mrs. Liu what happened to Wanning, Mrs. Liu said: "I can't tell. She was like this last night. I asked her what's wrong and didn't say anything."

After hearing this, Tong didn't say anything, and waited for Xiao Liu's mother and son and Xu Xu to leave, and then called the maids and servants sent by her family to talk to Wanning, and asked them what happened.One of them, Xiaodie, is Wang Er's daughter. Although she is young, she is very smart. She replied: "After dinner last night, the second girl said that she was going out for a snack, and she met a maid on the way. , I found out that a little lady I knew was also staying there. The second girl was very surprised, but she still greeted the little lady, but the little lady was a little cold, and she wanted to see off the guests after a few words in a hurry. The second girl returned On the way to the house, I started to get angry. When I arrived at the temple the next morning, the second girl met the little lady again, but she ignored her and left. After listening to the Fa conference, the second girl saw the lady from a distance when she was walking in the temple. The little lady was doing something and was crying very sadly. The second girl wanted to comfort her, but she was stopped by her servants. Later, the second girl went down the mountain with a straight face."

Shu Ning and Tong Shi looked at each other, and guessed that the "little lady" was probably Song Gege. Song Shi stayed near the temple last night, and she was at odds with Wan Ning. It's not surprising to pay attention to Wanning.

Tong groaned for a moment and asked, "When you saw that little lady, you could see her husband and son-in-law by her side? When the second girl was stopped, did they see her?"

Xiaodie thought for a while, and replied: "When we met the first two times, I didn't see that little lady was accompanied by her husband and son-in-law, but later when she was doing things, there was indeed a man comforting her, who seemed to be her husband-in-law. At that time, neither of them noticed the second girl, but a few women in his family were blocking her."

Tong knew it well, told them not to spread the word, and let them go down.

Maybe it was due to meeting a "rival in love" and rival, and the carefully planned "encounter" was unsuccessful, and a large sum of money was wasted, Wanning kept a gloomy face, even ate dinner in her own room, and only I ate half a bowl of porridge.Mother Jin was a little worried, so she went to her room to ask questions, and made sure that she would be able to go on the road tomorrow, so she left with confidence.

After dinner, Shu Ning was walking with Xu Xu in the yard, but she was suddenly called by Mrs. Tong and told that the fourth elder brother would stay another night tonight.It turned out that Song Gege had been in poor health after giving birth, and she passed out from crying again during the practice today. Fortunately, there were several famous doctors nearby, and they all advised her to rest for one more night before going on her way.It was getting late at that time, so the fourth elder brother had no choice but to settle Song Gege, and he still brought people to Fangshan Bieyuan, thinking about dealing with it tonight and leaving early tomorrow morning.

But Mrs. Tong was a little worried. Wanning was living in front of her now, and she had to hide it from her, so she said to her daughter: "Ermao will accompany me to the garden tonight, and you can go to Zhilan Courtyard to keep Ermaid in check." , don't let her find out."

Shu Ning agreed, and went directly to find Wan Ning, when she arrived at the gate of Zhilan Courtyard, she just happened to meet her coming out with Yue He.

Shu Ning asked her where she was going with a smile, Wan Ning said sullenly: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm in a bad mood and want to take a walk in the garden."

Shu Ning rolled her eyes, smiled and said, "Did Second Sister forget? Our house is always closed at sunset, and now it's past half hour, what is Second Sister doing there?"

Wanning was a little impatient: "I just want to walk casually. What's the point of opening the garden gate? If you don't worry, ask a few more people to follow. I'm not a child, how could I fall into the water so easily?"

Shu Ning frowned, suppressed her unhappiness, and still smiled: "Actually, it's not that our family has never tried it before going to the garden to play at night, but it's just a bit of a coincidence that my mother-in-law just asked someone to go to the garden to smoke mosquitoes." , I have no choice but to go tonight."

"Smoked mosquitoes?"

"That's right, the weather is getting hotter and hotter now, and the garden is full of flowers, plants and water, and there are the most mosquitoes. If you sit in the water pavilion in broad daylight, you will be bitten by a dozen mosquitoes in no time, so I Mother just wanted to take advantage of the fact that no one is around, and use medicine to infuse it first."

Wanning believed it, and somewhat disappointedly dismissed the idea of ​​visiting the garden.Shuning accompanied her to walk around the two nearby courtyards, and then accompanied her back to the room to talk. The topics were usually of interest to Wanning, from combing her hair to dressing up her clothes, from rouge to skin care The experience, from the husband's family where the daughter of the A family is about to marry, to the unruly daughter-in-law newly married by the son of the B family, until the second watch, Wanning kept dozing off, and then left.

She hurried into the main room, and saw that her father had already fallen asleep in the back room, and her mother was still waiting for her by the table. Before she could salute, she hurriedly poured tea and drank two big cups, then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm thirsty to death." Yes! Er Niang, I have never said so many things in my life."

Tong Shi smiled and said: "She fell asleep?"

"Fell asleep, I came here after seeing the lights in her room turned off."

Tong also breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to a silk bag on the table, and said, "Look at what this is."

Shuning opened it and saw that it was Wanning's pair of Lantian jade bracelets!
Tong said: "Si elder brother gave it to me just now. He said he saw it in the temple. He thought that although Wanning was kind, but this kind of personal jewelry engraved with a woman's boudoir name should not be left outside, so I bought it." Since I heard what you said, I have the intention to buy this thing back, but I don’t know if Yunju Temple is willing, and now the fourth elder brother will do it for me, which will save me a lot of effort.”

Shuning asked: "This thing is so precious, brother Si spent a lot of money, right?"

Tong's said with a faint smile: "In the future, we will send more good things over there, and we will never make him suffer. I will keep this bracelet first, and when the second girl leaves tomorrow, I will return it to her in front of Jin Mama, so as not to let him suffer. Regenerate branches."

Shuning nodded.

Early the next morning, Mother Jin went to urge Wanning, and after a long delay, she finally set off.As expected, Mrs. Tong returned the bracelet to Wanning in front of Mama Jin, and said: "I asked someone to buy it back, and the money I paid was used by the temple to do good deeds. Don't worry, my niece. It's just that This kind of thing is extraordinary, so don’t donate it in the future, if it falls into the hands of Deng Tuzi, it will damage your niece’s reputation.”

Wanning's face turned red and white, she stared at the bracelet and didn't know what she was thinking, Mother Jin took the bracelet with a frown, half pushed and half helped Wanning into the car, said a few good words in a hurry, and left .

Wanning felt that her mind was like a paste, thinking about the expression on the third aunt Tong's face when she returned the bracelet, and when did she buy it back, did Sisi see the bracelet, and then recalled Starting from Sisi's gentle expression when comforting Song Zhicao, and Song Zhicao's indifferent and arrogant look... She bit her lower lip with her teeth, almost bleeding from the bite, but fortunately, Qiaoyun found out in time and stopped her.

When they were resting in the tea shed on the way, they met the head of the village in Baoding, and brought a few people back to Beijing to meet Nala.One of them found out that the person in the car was the second girl from the mansion, so he made a special trip to pay his respects, claiming to be the grandson of the old lady's housemate, Nanny Wang.

Wanning didn't have the mood to pay attention to him at first. He heard that he was from the old lady's side. After barely hearing a few words from him, she realized that he was originally assigned to the third room. She was driven to Baoding because she discovered the secret of the master's house. go.

She listened to the man's grievances one by one, and the more she listened, the wider her eyes opened, and she felt a rush of anger rushed into her head, and if she didn't vent it out, she was about to explode.

I see!I see!No wonder Sanfang had always restricted her from going out, but suddenly agreed to let her sleep out; Shu Ning was obviously cold to her recently, but last night she was very enthusiastic and pulled her to chat all night; and that inexplicable sunset The rules of closing the garden, the sudden increase in mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in her room this morning...

Sanfang must have been in frequent contact with Sisi, even last night he may have entertained Sisi to spend the night in the garden, maybe Sisi hasn't left yet!Although she didn't know what role Shuning played in it, it was impossible for her to believe that this cousin really didn't care about April Fourth!Fortunately, Sanfang's family still pretended to be dignified and dignified, but in fact they just had the desire to climb the dragon and the phoenix! ! !The worst part is that they lied to themselves! ! !
Wanning shouted angrily: "I want to go back!" and ordered the driver to turn back.When Mama Jin found out in the tea shed, she had already walked a hundred feet away. Mama Jin was startled and hurriedly beckoned everyone to catch up.

When Wanning's car drove back to Fangshan Bieyuan, it was almost noon.After finishing class, Shuning and Xuxu were talking and laughing as they walked towards the main courtyard, when they saw Wanning rushing in, they were both surprised.Shu Ning stepped forward to ask her why she came back, but Wan Ning said viciously: "You lied to me so hard!!!" Then she pushed her away and ran back.

Xu Xu was brought down to the ground by her, Shu Ning struggled to stand up, and helped Xu Xu up again, after making sure she was not hurt, she asked someone to notify Tong Shi while chasing Wan Ning.

Wanning passed through so many doors along the way, and she didn't know how many maids and servants she frightened, she just rushed in with a breath, rushed straight into the garden, rushed up the bamboo bridge, and then stood in front of Zhenxia Pavilion. , Hearing the voice of a young man talking inside, I was overjoyed and pushed the door open.

She looked at Tongying in a daze, Duanning frowned, and said: "I have already ordered no one to disturb you, what are you doing here?!"

Shuning and Qiaoyun Yuehe just arrived at this time, panting lightly, she said to Wanning: "Second sister, you are so rude, we have guests at home!"

Wan Ning said blankly: "How could this be? How could it be...it should be the fourth elder brother, how could it be..."

Shu Ning was stunned, but Tong Ying said: "Miss Wan Ning, did you make a mistake? Why is Fourth Elder Brother here? I have always been the only one who comes here occasionally."

Wanning listened to Tong Ying's words, saw his inexplicable expression, and smelled the faint scent of medicine in the room, and felt at a loss.

She made a mistake?

Shuning only felt that her heart was like a mirror, and Wanning's strange words and deeds had answers recently.She secretly rejoiced that the fourth elder brother left early, and Tong Ying and Duanning just arrived, otherwise it would be hard to say.

She turned her head and saw that Yuehe and Qiaoyun would just stand behind and gasp for breath, so she said angrily: "Hurry up and invite your girl down, don't you want her to continue to lose face?!" The two girls Only then did she wake up with a start and hurried to help Wanning.And Wanning also let them help her away in a daze.

When they were far away, Tong Ying smiled and said: "It seems that your family is not good at keeping secrets, and people discovered it. Fortunately, I was clever, so I helped you realize the lie."

Shuning sighed, and gave him a solemn salute to thank him, which frightened Tongying: "Don't, big sister, what are you doing?" Duanning also said seriously: "You have helped our family a lot today. , you deserve this gift. If you want anything, just ask.” Tongying rolled her eyes and said with a smile: “If you really want to thank me, why don’t you let Shuning sister cook the corn and pine nuts dish last time? How about making it again for me, and doubling the amount?"

Shu Ning smiled: "Of course there is no problem, but the materials are not complete now, so I have to find another substitute. I will do my best. But it is too late to do it now, and it will be done at night."

Tong Ying laughed: "As long as there is something to eat, it doesn't matter if it's later."

The three of them chatted and laughed, but Shuning remembered the matter before and left.Back in the main courtyard, Mrs. Tong was looking at Wanning with a sneer, and then said to Mama Jin: "It seems that I have not thought carefully, Mama Jin is old and her legs and feet are not good, so even such trivial things as taking care of the girl are not enough." If it can’t be done, I’ll send Ermo to help you, shall I?”

Mother Jin was ashamed and angry, and she felt even more ashamed when she saw that Wanning didn't know how to make an apology.

Shu Ning thought for a while, and asked Wanning: "Why did Second Sister suddenly come back? She also said that Fourth Elder Brother lived with us? But what did someone say to you?" She glanced at Yue He, thinking that she might not be there again. Was it this girl who said it?Yue He flinched, and said nervously: "Young lady met people from Zhuangzi in Baoding on the way, and one of them said that she was the grandson of Wang Momo, who said... said these words."

Tong snorted coldly: "Wang Gui? That kid doesn't do anything every day, but steals money from his master to buy wine. I drove him away a long time ago. I didn't expect him to talk nonsense!"

Shu Ning said to Wan Ning: "No matter what Wang Gui said, Second Sister, please remember that Duke Tong Ying's visit to our house was to hide the truth from the outsiders, in case someone would disturb him, please ask Sister... ..." She glanced at the two maids and Mama Jin and the others, "And everyone, keep your mouth shut and don't tell others, so as not to disturb our family's peace."

Mother Jin hurriedly agreed, and pulled Wanning to leave.Tong Shi asked them with a half-hearted smile if they wanted to have lunch before going on the road. Mother Jin dared not delay, she just smiled and asked for some dry food and snacks, then boarded the car again and left.Ermo also followed.

This time, Mama Jin took Wanning's car in person and guarded her closely until she entered the gate of the Earl's Mansion, she was relieved, and while the maids were taking care of the girl, she hurried to report to Nala.

Wanning has sobered up a lot along the way, but she is a little soft-handed.When passing the hall outside, she accidentally saw Huang Chengcheng's imperial decree enshrined in the hall, and asked what was going on.

The steward who came to greet him hurriedly replied: "That's the imperial decree from the emperor to reward the fourth master. It was sent only the day before yesterday. It's really decent, even more beautiful than when it was knighted. The fourth elder brother came to issue the decree. The master, wife, and young master at home The girls all dressed up and came out to meet them, it was a magnificent scene."

Wanning only felt sweet, sour, bitter and spicy in her heart, and when her eyes went dark, she fell backwards.

(A chapter with a lot of weight...I really want to have less and more tomorrow...555555~~~~)

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